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	MAY '09 ARCHIVES 12:37 AM 5/4/2009 argh, i had this update all written and then my laptop died from low battery so now i have to write it all over again. i'm now going to attempt to summarize my lengthy post that was deleted into ten sentences or less; start counting 'cause here we go.... my family and i went to disneyland for my mom's birthday last last weekend, which was a lot of fun despite the fact that we had to skip most of the fast rides (apparently giving your mother a heart attack on her birthday is not a good idea). keri's shower followed on saturday and then i flew out to austin for a weeklong trip to texas, where i managed to hit up salt lick bbq (as seen on man vs. food). i am pleased to report it was every bit as good as it was hyped up to be. got back late sat night, and then me and lynn went down to south coast yesterday to buy shoes for the upcoming weddings. now we are both completely, ridiculously and pathetically broke - but on a happy note, it did not take much convincing on my part to get lynn to drop nearly $300 on a pair of shoes so slowly i am converting her to the dark side, muahahaha. rosa is coming this week and we are hitting up lawry's for old time's sake and then erin's bachelorette party is this weekend down in carlsbad. did i mention i am broke? TEN SENTENCES BABY, I'M DONE. it's a small world! keri's outfit for the shower. HOT. getting ready to stuff our faces in the most ladylike way possible. keri's cake. i stole a screenshot from the wedding website and slapped on the message in paint. photoshop ain't got nothin' on me. I CAME, I SAW, I CONQUERED. bats flying out from congress bridge at dusk. cool and creepy at the same time. bonus picture: this is from me and keri's 2nd grade class photo. i know it's from a long time ago but i'm pretty sure blue knee highs were a MAJOR faux pas back then too. by the way, i just want you all to know how big of a sacrifice it is for me to post this picture, because now i've opened myself up for retaliation, as keri has enough awkward pictures of me from elementary and middle school to keep me humiliated for the next century. man, the things i do for your viewing enjoyment. ok, no mas. i'll update more next week if i'm still alive. later kids. 12:36 AM 5/13/2009 good god, it's the middle of may. where does the time go? rosa and nelson flew into LA last thursday and we went to lawry's for a nice reunion dinner. then erin's bachelorette party was this past weekend down in carlsbad at la costa resort & spa. it was super relaxing, aside from the non-relaxing parts of running from place to place to make sure we were on time for all our appointments. haha. we went to the flower fields (beautiful!), hit up the outlets next door, got massages/facials at the spa, vegged by the pool and then went to dinner. by the way, i have one month to fit into my dress. can you say LIPO TIME? no seriously. bring on the cosmetic surgery, because this whole working out and eating healthy crap ain't working for me. :( anyhow, since i am super lazy and don't feel like updating much, i'll post pictures instead. us, post face-stuffing. this picture took us four or five tries to get right. "erin, quit blinking!" note the condos in the background spoiling the scenery. a corny picture of us. ha ha ha i am so punny. is it just me or does erin look like she's sorta in pain here? note that i am forgoing a couch, an armchair, a desk, a 2nd chair and a king sized bed to sit on the floor in front of the mini bar. one of the many fountains at la costa. lynn and erin, with lynn's awesome ipod playing penguin. btw, we found two spiders on that bed. ick. a different fountain, this time at night. we really should have taken pictures of other parts of the property. ok back to work. this is the busy season that never ends. yay job security. adios, kids. 11:34 PM 5/27/2009 i'm a little behind, but better late than never... thanks to all who have served and died for the freedoms i enjoy today. btw, tomorrow is "YAY for the average civilian who may not be have an especially glamorous or brave job (in the traditional sense) but is still a valuable member of society day!" your contributions are acknowledged and appreciated. but to all you slackers out there half-assing your jobs on a day to day basis (yeah, you know who you are), quit it. it's people like you who make people like me have to work extra hours to make up for your lousy efforts. anyway, i had a nice memorial day weekend. i braved the crowds and went to magic mtn on friday with donny and lynn. i think this might be the last year for me (although i say that every time i go and still manage find myself dragging my poor body from ride to ride among ten billion teeny boppers year after year). riding deja vu at 9:00 at night was absolutely insane. i woke up the next day and my head was still spinning. then we hit up CA adventure with my family, where even the pansy soarin' over california ride left me a little queasy. two amusements parks in two days + serious lack of sleep = bad headache. unsuprisingly, it was horribly painful to go back to work yesterday. i was stomping around all grumpy in the morning and then a huge package from jack arrived in the mail. it turned out to be a LV wallet hidden inside a LV bag hidden inside a $10 walmart hobo (blue and black zebra print, very classy) hidden inside a coach shopping bag. get all that? it was kinda like taking apart those creepy russian dolls, only a lot more fun. in any case, the purse and wallet are both super cute....definitely worth the two kidneys jack had to sell. jk. it was only one kidney (i hope. i might need the other one some day). i guess that's all i really have to talk about. OH WAIT. bikram yoga, how could i forget. me, lynn and keri attended our first trial session tonight @ redondo beach. HOLY COW. yoga is already hard, but doing it for 90 minutes in 100+ degree heat plants you firmly in masochism territory. i am NOT exaggerating. i've never poured buckets of sweat like that before (detoxifying, my ass - it was totally gross). all three of us thought we were either going to pass out, vomit or both. but we made it! we were supposed to be concentrating on our poses throughout the entire session but i spent most of the time thinking of ways to get back at lynn for convincing me to go through with the madness. for those of you who think i'm a pansy for whining but have never personally experienced the agony of bikram yoga, I DARE YOU TO TRY IT. make it through a session with feeling faint or dizzy or nauseated and then you can make fun of me. ok, off to bed. bikram says i need to sleep before my body falls apart. bikram also says if you feel like you're gonna pass out during class, you must be doing it right. connie says that's a load of crap. later kids.